"Kanzi's family has moved from Egypt to America, and on her first day in a new school, what she wants more than anything is to fit in. Little does she know, her most treasured reminder of her home will provide a pathway for acceptance in her new one."--back cover.

Kanzi...has come to feel welcome in her American school--that is, until an entire shelf of books about immigrant kids and kids of color suddenly disappears from the school library. Upon learning that the books with kids who look like her have been banned by her school district, Kanzi descends into fear and helplessness. But her classmates support her, and together--with their teacher's help--they hatch a plan to hold a bake sale and use the proceeds...